Massey Tape-Head Saturation plug-in for Pro Tools

[drewDUDE]

I'd love to hear a before and after

[phillysoulman]

Try the URS saturation plug in.
It works for me.

[STARSKI]

Originally Posted by drewDUDE

I'd love to hear a before and after

Ok I'm gonna try to remember to do before and after when I hit the lab tonight.

[TROS]

I just downloaded the AU tape head medium Audio Unit, sounds good. thumbsup

[STARSKI]

Alright here's the before and after files. One of them is dry, then one with just the tape head, then one with tape head and other plugins.

[Kabal Ascending]

It's a really nice plug. I love what it does to some mixes. Right now the Tape-Head and the URS Saturation are my go-to tape-esque plugs. I haven't had a chance to try the McDsp and DUY ones yet...or the Digi one for that matter. But, the Massey is cool.

[dualflip]

Originally Posted by The_Phoenix

Has anyone tryed this plug-in?

Massey Tape-Head Saturation plug-in
http://www.smassey.com/plugins.html

The Massey KICKS ASS!

[close/far]

I love Tape-Head... it has a permanent position in my "busses" mix template. It's also nice to put after a long-ish delay so it saturates during the first few hits... like an old analog delay. Or I could just buy the Massey TD5 (tape delay).

Also use the L2007 limiter. It can be SUPER transparent while performing significant gain reduction. Well worth the price.

They also recently put out a new, free plug (to registered users) called DTM - drum to midi converter. It's a trigger.

[close/far]

Also, has anyone used the Massey De-esser?

[scorchb3]

T. Dizzle what is ITB? I am running PTLE at home and about to launch my new system. The adc is sure to be an issue, I will be mixing using the complete tool kit with 128 total tracks, all on a brand new Mac Pro soupped up to the MAX w 10 gig of ram...
Have you ever heard of Mellomuse Auto Time Adjuster, A friend just hipped me to it and it is suppose to solve all the adc issudes in PTLE. Check out the demo videos.
Mellowmuse Software
I am going to make a purchase!
Last question why not use the Massey tape saturation plug to master down to 2 track. I don't want to spend $3695 on the HEDD 192, Or $2695 on the brand new AnaModATSIright this moment anthough I may in the near future. So i'm looking to buy the best analog tape plug-in for LE. Digi Reel Tape suite, Massey, Any suggestions? This was my first thread, man that's a real pre-ramble...

[Franco]

Originally Posted by scorchb3

Last question why not use the Massey tape saturation plug to master down to 2 track. I don't want to spend $3695 on the HEDD 192, Or $2695 on the brand new AnaModATSIright this moment anthough I may in the near future. So i'm looking to buy the best analog tape plug-in for LE. Digi Reel Tape suite, Massey, Any suggestions? This was my first thread, man that's a real pre-ramble...

I use the Tapehead plug all the time on drum tracks, sometimes it's just the right thing. I also own a HEDD 192 and can tell you that for the money, the Massey plugin is definitely a great value, but it's not even close to what the HEDD does in terms of tube/tape saturation. Sometimes when I'm in a hurry, a box of 6-piece McNuggets hits the spot, but I'd be loopy if I were to expect them to be as good as a lobster dinner.

[psycho_monkey]

Originally Posted by scorchb3

Last question why not use the Massey tape saturation plug to master down to 2 track. I don't want to spend $3695 on the HEDD 192, Or $2695 on the brand new AnaModATSIright this moment anthough I may in the near future. So i'm looking to buy the best analog tape plug-in for LE. Digi Reel Tape suite, Massey, Any suggestions? This was my first thread, man that's a real pre-ramble...

The Massey plugin, good as it is for adding a bit of dirt, is too coloured for me as a mixbuss plugin. a bit like printing your mixes hot to a 1/4" tape deck - could be cool for some things, but you wouldn't want to do it to anything vaguely pristine. works better on individual sources (like roughing up a slightly hi-fi vocal).

Reel tape - great (but subtle) for individual drums, stack it on multiple tracks and then bypass them all together, and you hear a big difference. Not 100% on this on the mix buss - it can do something strange to the phase if you've got much wide information going on. Beds in the kick/bass end a little like "real" tape.

Analog channel - still getting to grips with this, but I'm liking it so far. AC1 (console) is very subtle unless driven hard; AC2 (tape) seems to be more obvious than reel tape but in a good way.

Oh, and the saturation functions are just one part of the HEDD - which is a top notch converter as well, and the anamod too is a serious piece of hardware - if you don't know exactly why you want it, you don't need one. Most people couldn't justify it.

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by scorchb3

what is ITB?

"In The Box"

[Fleaman]

Originally Posted by scorchb3

I don't want to spend $3695 on the HEDD 192, Or $2695 on the brand new AnaModATSIright this moment anthough I may in the near future. So i'm looking to buy the best analog tape plug-in for LE. Digi Reel Tape suite, Massey, Any suggestions? This was my first thread, man that's a real pre-ramble...

The Anamod ATS-1 is $2695 now???

Did they have a price change? It was (always has been) $2995

[Dave_Amels]

No change.

[dannys1]

Can i just dig up this old thread.

I was trying out a bunch of plugins trying to get a "go to" master buss setting. Ive been favouring Cytomics "The Glue" over Waves SSL (less analising, more options, better sound - also well under half the price! )

As im totally in the box and using quite a lot of soft synths I thought id try a tape plugin on my 2buss. Didn't like URS, I had liked Masseys free AU "Medium Tapehead" on everything I played with so I thought i'd throw it on, tame the drive down to about 1.3db instead of the default 3.5 and mix through it.

Damn, by-passing it is like light and day. Im not talking a slight difference that you could only hear in a well treated room with very special ears - what The Glue does is very subtle, what the Tapehead is doing for me is magical. Now I cant find anyone else that likes or wants to use it on the 2buss.

Im making very hard hitting bass heavy urban music and this 1db of drive just glued everything together, made things literally have more depth, width and space and just seemed to tuck in the synths where they should be.

Now I know a lot of you are going to say you shouldn't put it on the mix buss but its what sounds right yeah? and to be this sounds amazing - like flicking a switch on a box that says "make it sound better"

[Jenre]

i LOVE this plug-in

[overgrown]

Originally Posted by dannys1

Can i just dig up this old thread.

I was trying out a bunch of plugins trying to get a "go to" master buss setting. Ive been favouring Cytomics "The Glue" over Waves SSL (less analising, more options, better sound - also well under half the price! )

As im totally in the box and using quite a lot of soft synths I thought id try a tape plugin on my 2buss. Didn't like URS, I had liked Masseys free AU "Medium Tapehead" on everything I played with so I thought i'd throw it on, tame the drive down to about 1.3db instead of the default 3.5 and mix through it.

Damn, by-passing it is like light and day. Im not talking a slight difference that you could only hear in a well treated room with very special ears - what The Glue does is very subtle, what the Tapehead is doing for me is magical. Now I cant find anyone else that likes or wants to use it on the 2buss.

Im making very hard hitting bass heavy urban music and this 1db of drive just glued everything together, made things literally have more depth, width and space and just seemed to tuck in the synths where they should be.

Now I know a lot of you are going to say you shouldn't put it on the mix buss but its what sounds right yeah? and to be this sounds amazing - like flicking a switch on a box that says "make it sound better"

mcdsp ac2 for that. for sure.

[RaySoul]

I have Tape head, AC and URS Saturation. They all do different things and sound good. None of them, however, do tape like Digi Reel Tape Saturation. The closest I've heard to tape in a plug so far. My 'desert island plug' to be sure. And yes, on the st buss, it is very sweet...

[Vince Welch]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

We need an AU version of this plug!

Oh, but there is. One of my "every mix" plugins.

smassey.com

[affe110]

Massey Tapehead is great!
Nowadays there is not one channel that doesn't pass through either Tapehead or the URS Saturation plugin! A guitar track that is driven heavy into the Massey plug is pure love!

I like the AC alot to and I wish I had the money to buy it now when it's available as an AU!

[Ace'Lo]

I own the Hedd 192, Crane Song Phoenix, Digi Reel Suite, McDSP AC and all Massey Plugs...and I must say..the Tape Head is great...adds sort of an edge to your tracks. It's very much worth the money...

[Muser]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

We need an AU version of this plug!

I decided to make your day..

oh never mind... some one already did..

ok try this one instead then.

http://www.elysia.com/software/niveau-filter/

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by Vince Welch

Oh, but there is. One of my "every mix" plugins.

smassey.com

I made that comment 4 years ago.

[jkchuma]

Just bought it tonight and tossed it on a few elements of a mix in progress. The mix immediately opened up. Money well spent!

[AJ Reynolds]

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

Mixing ITB solves the adc issue. That's what I do with PT.

i mix in the box and still have problems. i didn't for a long time until i need to do some complex routing one day.